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Education News

MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Notes in the Margins: Textbooks, pedestrian fees and making more money

Donated Land Is Battlefield Johns Hopkins’s Big Development Plan Wasn’t Intent of Land Gift, Says Family (The Wall Street Journal) Buying textbooks on Amazon could get more expensive Would you still buy textbooks on Amazon if you had to pay sales tax? (USA Today) Worcester State University Charges Students Pedestrian Fee Fees have become a popular way for…
by Alex Friedrich

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Washburn High School doll hanging draws hundreds to emotional meeting

On Jan. 11, four students wrapped string around the neck of a dark skinned doll and hung it in a stairwell. The students posted pictures of the doll online, provoking an outcry from parents, students and members of the community.
by Tim Post

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Q & A: Miami's superintendent on education issues in Fla. and Minn.

Miami-Dade School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho spoke earlier Wednesday at the United Way's Education Forum on the State of Education in Minnesota, and he joins MPR's Tom Crann on All Things Considered.
by Tom Crann

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Follow up on Washburn High School racial incident

Follow up on Washburn High School racial incident

In the wake of Wednesday evening's community meeting at Washburn High School in Minneapolis over an incident involving a dark-skinned doll that was hanged from a noose, Tom Weber will speak with Minneapolis school superintendent Bernadeia Johnson about what came from the meeting and what other responses or changes the district is contemplating.

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SW Minn. State University presidential semifinalists named

Here’s a slightly edited announcement from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system:   Two Semifinalists for President of Southwest Minnesota State University Named Campus visits scheduled for January 30-February 1 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) has named two semifinalists who are under consideration to be president of Southwest Minnesota State University. The…
by Alex Friedrich

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What some UMN faculty wrote TCF Bank about Iranian student accounts

What some UMN faculty wrote TCF Bank about Iranian student accounts

Looks like some University of Minnesota faculty are trying to flex a little consumer muscle. You may remember the story of how TCF Bank informed a number of Iranian students at the U letters late last month that it was closing their accounts. Below is a copy of a letter that professor Bill Beeman forwarded…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Gays, the DREAM Act and law schools' third year

Maryland Dream Act loophole raising cost of tuition for some students in Montgomery County Undocumented Montgomery County high school students who haven’t yet graduated but want to take college courses at Montgomery College to get ahead will have to pay roughly triple the rate their peers do. (The Washington Post) Georgia-Backed Scholarships Benefit Schools Barring Gays An…
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